God’s Glory Exchanged for Images that Look Like Human Beings

Romans 1:18-23

Explaining everything through natural processes, evolution, and scientific standards makes the creature more important than the Creator. Even with that, the internal control over human nature doesn’t follow natural processes. The inventors of the internal government that governs through thoughts, feelings, and behaviors declare to know all about God and His creation. Instead of glorifying and thanking God, they mandate the mark of the beast. That results in making thoughts futile and hearts dark relating to belief in God through Jesus Christ. As extraordinary as their unnatural knowledge and skills are, they became fools. They are fools for exchanging the immortal God for images made to look like human beings and every type of animal. They have exchanged God for human robots, and consequently wickedness emerges because they suppress God’s truth and discard the need for Jesus Christ. The wrath of God’s judgment follows.

Natural processes would say a mouse would never be seen chasing a cat, and a deer and duck would not be taking walks together routinely. Videos of that type of stuff are everywhere, such as YouTube etc. It’s so routine it’s common. I’m sure all of you can tell of many things that defy natural processes within animals and people. Often, it is very cute or funny or frightening, but at the same time, the name of God is blasphemed, Jesus Christ is rejected, Christians are mocked, and basic human sentimentality is discarded. The source that defies natural science is the internal government of the mark of the beast.

Paul explains that the Jewish people were cut off from God for not glorifying and thanking Him after having all the ability to know Him. Their thoughts became futile, and hearts darkened. They claimed to be wise but were foolish for exchanging God for images made to look like a human being and every type of animal.

“For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but their thinking became futile, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.” Romans 1:21-23